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Block Copolymer Assemblies as Templates for the Generation of Mesoporous Inorganic Materials and Crystalline Films
Author(s) -
Smarsly Bernd,
Antonietti Markus
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200501003
Subject(s) - template , copolymer , mesoporous material , chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer , chemical engineering , materials science , catalysis , organic chemistry , engineering
This Microreview presents the synthesis of mesoporous, crystalline inorganic materials using self‐assembled block copolymer mesostructures as templates. The advances in this field are discussed in light of the progress in the development of suitable polymer templates. Particular emphasis is placed on the special conditions and demands to transform the primary sol–gel films into mesoporous, aligned crystalline films for functional applications. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)